But lawmakers were seemingly able to put aside their disagreements Wednesday to pass the pipeline safety bill.

The compromise, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) said, should “show this
body how a good, working legislative committee can function.”

Dingell
worked closely with Upton in recent weeks on a substitute amendment to
the Republicans’ original pipeline safety bill after Democrats
criticized the proposal at recent hearings.

But still, Wednesday's voice vote approving the bill on a controversial environmental and energy issue stands in stark contrast to broken deals, political demands and negotiations that have filled the news in the past month.